Image : Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample.

The next morning—after working all night and capturing the critical sample—Camilli, Reddy, and Sylva returned to the R/V Endeavor to resume their other research on the spill. Lt. Parker had already taken the sampler, containing its precious cargo, directly from the OI III to shore. From there he and Lt. Joseph Kusek drove it to Woods Hole.